Therion - Gothic Kabbalah
| Release date: | 12 January 2007 |
| Style: | Symphonic metal |
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Disc I
01. Der Mitternachtslöwe
02. Gothic Kabbalah
03. The Perennial Sophia
04. Wisdom And The Cage
05. Son Of The Staves Of Time
06. Tuna 1613
07. Trul
08. Close Up The Streams
Disc II
01. The Wand Of Abaris
02. Three Treasures
03. Path To Arcady
04. TOF - The Trinity
05. Chain Of Minerva
06. The Falling Stone
07. Adulruna Rediviva
08. Seven Secrets Of The Sphinx [live] [limited edition bonus]
09. To Mega Therion [live] [limited edition bonus]
The best Atmospheric / Symphonic Metal album of 2007
01. Der Mitternachtslöwe
02. Gothic Kabbalah
03. The Perennial Sophia
04. Wisdom And The Cage
05. Son Of The Staves Of Time
06. Tuna 1613
07. Trul
08. Close Up The Streams
Disc II
01. The Wand Of Abaris
02. Three Treasures
03. Path To Arcady
04. TOF - The Trinity
05. Chain Of Minerva
06. The Falling Stone
07. Adulruna Rediviva
08. Seven Secrets Of The Sphinx [live] [limited edition bonus]
09. To Mega Therion [live] [limited edition bonus]
The best Atmospheric / Symphonic Metal album of 2007
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Lyrics Christofer Johnsson - guitars, keyboards, programming
Kristian Niemann - guitars, keyboards
Johan Niemann - bass, guitars
Petter Karlsson - drums, guitars, vocals, keyboards, percussion
Session/Guest musicians
Tommie "Snowy Shaw" Helgesson - vocals
Katarina Lilja - vocals
Mats Levén - vocals, guitar
Hannah Holgersson - vocals
Karin Fjellander - choir vocals
Jonas Samuelsson-Nerbe - vocals
Anna Nyhlin - vocals
Stefan Glaumann - tamborine
Ken Hensley - hammond organ
Joakim Svalberg - hammond organ
Rolf Pilotti - flute
Additional info
Orchestration made with Vsl Drums.
Recorded at Studio 301, July 2006.
Engineered by Sanken Sandqvist.
Assistant engineering by Staffan Celmin & Therion.
Additional percussion recorded at Toytown Studios, Stockholm, September 2006.
Engineered by Stefan Glaumann.
Everything else was recorded with the Therion Mobile Studio at various locations around Stockholm, July - September 2006.
Engineered by Therion and Mats Levén.
Recording advice and help by Sanken Sandqvist.
Mixing was done at Toytown Studios, September - October 2006 by Stefan Glaumann.
Additional ProTools engineering by Tor Ingvarsson.
Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, New York.
Johan Niemann uses Ashdown amplifiers exclusively.
Kristian Niemann plays Ibanez Guitars exclusively.
Petter Karlsson plays Tama drums and sticks, Evans drumheads and Meinl cymbals.
Christofer Johnsson plays Gibson guitars exclusively.
Therion clothes: Concept by Snowy Shaw. Designed and made by Towe Wandegren.
Photo by Snowy Shaw and Michaela Johansson.
Design by Thomas Ewerhard.
Provision of ancient symbols and textures: Timo Ketola.
All lyrics written by Thomas Karlsson.
Released as a limited edition tin-box including the Digipack-CD, Postcard set, and numbered certificate. Limited to 500 copies, and sold exclusively through the Nuclear Blast Mailorder.
Also released on 2-LP in a hand numbered edition of 1000 copies without bonus tracks.
Rating:
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Rating: 8.4 |
Swedish symphonic Thrash masters Therion have had a terrific run since their debut in 1990. From breathtaking live albums to stunning studio efforts, they have done it all. After 2004's double strike of Lemuria and Sirius B and 2006's DVD of the year Celebrators of Becoming, Therion's mastermind Christofer Johnsson comes back with a double-CD release entitled Gothic Kabbalah. Read more ›› |
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Rating: 10 |
I've put off writing about this masterpiece for months. The thought of reviewing an album that I consider an absolute TEN frightened me, intimidated me, and simply put me off. This is the task of a writer creating something imperfect and partial about something predetermined as sublime. So, coming to the realization that creating a flawless synopsis is out of the question; I shall quote Tyler Durden- "I found freedom. Losing all hope was freedom." Read more ›› |
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| Dominus The Shooter Posts: 375  |
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| Powerslavex Alexskywalker Posts: 777  |
Gothic Kabbalah can be added to the list of Therion great albums I like disk one alot all the tracks it features are great!
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| Vonpire Posts: 471  |
Therion, the band that neves dissapoints!
---- Beware the Shadows of Dusk
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| Vonpire Posts: 471 |
These are some of the quotes on comments of this album... "Metal perfection" , "I LOVE IT!!!" , "Best of Therion!!!" , "brilliant album" , "Best songs of Therion" , "Unbelievably awesome album! (twice)" , "Amazing album.. Of of the best i've ever heard" , "Wonderful" , "Very very very very good." , "Great Album" Need to say more?
---- Beware the Shadows of Dusk
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| METALMILITIA Posts: 8 |
Hi Rob, Thanks for the info!  Check Lacrimosa out, they're pretty neat. They're originally out of Germany (one guy and one girl- German and Finn) and they've run the musical gamut from (like I mentioned) symphonic metal, classical tones, industrial, and plain hard riffs. There's some decent stuff here on Metal Storm about them. I would also suggest learning a little more on their official page- http://www.lacrimosa.ch/cms/front_content.php?changelang=2&idart=340 And as always, youtube is a nice introduction to any band's stuff! Let me know what you think. Here in Canada it's a little "different"- for lack of a better term- and people aren't so easily persuaded to listen. Talk soon!
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| 3rdWorld China was a neat Posts: 4367  |
Great album. Tried it out for a change of sounds. Looks like this was something of the sort of thing that the last DT and Ayreon albums tried and failed. This has great middle eastern influenced riffs and singing and keeps the interest factor afloat.
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| JOPE OF STEELE Steelemeister Posts: 3333  |
Pretty good album with some skippable parts. I mean I wouldn't listen to it many times wholly, but can easily pick some maybe 30 minutes of good stuff. Favorite songs: 'Son Of The Staves Of Time', 'Trul' and 'The Falling Stone' (...and 'Der Mitternachtslöwe', but that's mainly because of those fantastic female vocals).
---- My vision is augmented
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| Neoxx07 Posts: 78  |
Giving this album a second chance, and is really good. better than the other stuff that come out after it.
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